The Kiss

The Kiss is a sculpture by Modernist sculptor Constantin Brâncuși. It is an early example of his proto-cubist style of non-literal representation.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montparnasse Tower and Catacombs of Paris.

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Tour Maine-Montparnasse, also commonly named Tour Montparnasse, is a 210-metre office skyscraper in the area of , France. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when it was surpassed by the 231-metre in the business district west of Paris's city limits. is situated 530 metres northwest of The Kiss.

Museum
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The are underground in , , which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate. is situated 700 metres southeast of The Kiss.

Historic site
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The is an art school in the district of Paris, . The impeding closure of the school in July 2025 received major criticsm from art heritage groups. is situated 390 metres northeast of The Kiss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montparnasse and 14th arrondissement.

Suburb
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is an area in the south of , , on the of the river , centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.

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Although largely residential, the is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.

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As with itself, the is hard to write about without using superlatives. There's a bit of everything here, from the busy sidewalks of Paris' main art Gallery scene to the expansive green spaces and under-tree cafés of the Jardin…

The Kiss

Latitude
48.83923° or 48° 50′ 21″ north
Longitude
2.32767° or 2° 19′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FW4R8QH+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9582816262
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q3220192
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“The Kiss” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Пацалунак”
  • Catalan: “La besada”
  • Czech: “Le Baiser (Brâncuși)”
  • Esperanto: “La Kiso”
  • French: “Le Baiser”
  • Hebrew: “הנשיקה”
  • Hungarian: “A csók”
  • Japanese: “接吻（彫刻）”
  • Romanian: “Sărutul”
  • Russian: “Поцелуй”
  • Slovenian: “Poljub”
  • Ukrainian: “Поцілунок (скульптура)”
  • Ukrainian: “Поцілунок”
  • Welsh: “Y Gusan”

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